Jolliet, Louis — born before Sept. 21, 1645, probably Beaupré, near Quebec died after May 1700, Quebec province French Canadian explorer and cartographer. He led an expedition in the Great Lakes region in 1669. In 1672 he was commissioned by the governor of New… … Universalium

Jolliet, Louis — (1645 1700) Born at Quebec; son of a wagon maker in the employ of the Company of New France. Educated by the Jesuits, and took minor orders, but renounced his clerical vocation to engage in the fur trade. Sent by Talon to discover copper mines … The makers of Canada

Jolliet,Louis — Jol·li·et also Jo·li·et (jōʹlē ĕt , jō lē ĕtʹ, zhô lyāʹ), Louis. 1645 1700. French Canadian explorer of the upper Mississippi Valley who with Jacques Marquette sighted the Mississippi River on June 17, 1673, and descended it to the mouth of the… … Universalium